Posts by Thaddeus Bell — Guest Contributor
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Breakfast links: A step back
Court voids DC’s taxi smart meter contract; Maryland to run out of transportation money?; Virginia grounds its speed-enforcing planes; Structured vs. informal on sports fields; Democrats will fill Phil’s old spot; Washington Post’s editor to step down; Where do Uber riders go?; Cities beat GOP; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Veterans
Thank you, veterans; Post not local enough; Fairfax court goes light on speeding, DUI; Efficient transit = expensive housing?; Restonians want less Silver Line TOD; 3 townhouses won’t be parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where the sidewalk’s too small
Popular food truck spots in peril; Voters call for light rail in Virginia Beach; Will aging boomers bring down car usage?; DC area turns towards transit use; Puerto Rico, DC statehood link?; “Mega” recreation centers?; Charges in cyclist assault. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Non-electoral winners and losers
Green Line grows; Last call for millennials?; Philly zoning update crippled; Civic group vs. ANC in Bloomingdale; Draw boundaries around poverty?; “Idiot” drives on sidewalk; Phoenix aims to save pedestrians; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Elect
Vote now; Transportation on other ballots; Time change leaves Metro riders stranded; Storm gives New York temporary BRT; Accessory apartment for rent?; Less driving not just the economy; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Storm stories
Sandy hits the Northeast hard; Climate change does cause Sandy-like storms; Pepco does a bit better; Why Sandy didn’t flood Bloomingdale; Teleworking: why just in storms?; Region still faces risk of flooding; More storm stuff; Parks get more private money; Housing recovery doesn’t reach everywhere. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving you better
Group forms for Purple Line; Metro escalators keep moving; Fee pushes riders to SmarTrip; WMATA announces Inauguration Day service; GOP win bad for DC real estate? No; DC school population grows; DC shares surplus with charter schools; Why Parkmobile hates Dodd-Frank; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike forward
L Street bike lane begins; Bike infrastructure saves lives; Bike thief apologizes, advises; Ban big sodas in DC?; Upper 14th Street wants density; Streetcar task force skips the public; Prince George’s reconsiders widening streets; Fight for transit funds; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Approval and rejection
Tysons pushes forward; Uber taxi app illegal in New York; Bethesda neighbors fear Bikeshare; LivingSocial’s Metro deal cost nothing; Cell phones wait on Metro; Alexandria wins rights to alley; DC’s murder rate has tumbled; Cities of canines; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Measure by distance
Weight the density; A limit to noise complaints?; No green light for red tops; Will DC welcome tiny apartments?; Light your bike; Wear a helmet or you’ll look like this; More mixed-use ok by FHA; And…. Keep reading…